Re: OpenDNS safer or not?

Barry Margolin <barmar@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

I was using the term to refer to security software in general. How
about the options in many browsers to block phishing sites?

Quite different, in my opinion. Whereas OpenDNS returns deliberately
false information, the phishing filters in firefox and in IE7 advise
that a site has been reported as a phish site. They don't actually
block access - you can choose to continue to the site.

The point is that most users don't want to keep track of malware,
phishing, etc. -- they WANT to delegate that responsibility to someone
else.

That's fine. I don't like the method used by OpenDNS, and I am
unwilling to trust their DNS servers.

.

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